Thank you Canaries

AN EMOTIONAL Waynne Phillips has paid tribute to the fans and people behind the scenes at Caernarfon Town after resigning from his role as manager, saying he considered it a huge honour to be able to manage his home town club.

AN EMOTIONAL Waynne Phillips has paid tribute to the fans and people behind the scenes at Caernarfon Town after resigning from his role as manager, saying he considered it a huge honour to be able to manage his home town club.

Phillips and his assistant Terry Boyle decided to stand down after the Canaries' 1-0 home league defeat to Cwmbran Town on Saturday and the former Wrexham man made what may well have been his last appearance in the yellow and green as a player at Bangor City on Tuesday.

Speaking on Wednesday, Phillips said: "I've been very proud to have managed Caernarfon Town Football Club. I always had ambitions to play for my local team. "Even when I was a professional I wanted to play for them and maybe even manage them. "I'm really taken aback by what's happened and I'm really upset about the way things have turned out. "I feel even worse than I did whenI left the pro game. Nobody would be more pleased then myself to see Caernarfon succeed and do well."

Phillips cited the club's poor results so far this season and two years of battling against the drop as his reason for quitting but said he couldn't have received any more support than he had at the Oval.

He said: "Every single minute of

every day I've enjoyed. There has always been a buzz and a hunger. "The chairman George Denham has been fantastic. There was no way George would have sacked us and maybe myself and Terry have made things easier for George by deciding to go. "There are a lot of guys there who put in a lot for the cause and I can't thank them enough for what they have given me."

Phillips is now considering his future options and could well turn out for the Canaries at Port Talbot on Saturday.

He admits, however, that the strains of football management have had an effect on his private life and he wants to make the right decisions for Waynne Phillips.

He said: "I think the wife and the kids have suffered. Going home on a Saturday night when you have suffered a defeat is not very nice when you're as passionate as I am. "It's not really been fair on them. Saying that, my little lad has already been saying he will miss coming to Caernarfon for games. "I'm definitely going to get back into

football but at this moment in time I can't say what I'm going to do. "I'm going to what's best for me. That could mean playing for Caernarfon on Saturday. "I definitely want another try at management because I feel I've got something to offer. "I'm sure anybody who has worked with me would say the same. "It's always been an ambition of mine and I'm sure some other club will benefit from having Waynne Phillips as their manager." nSee page 82 for match reports.